NumPy is very Fortran-like, it's probably not the best example. Sure, it avoids some Fortran issues, but it also inherits some baggage from Python. Personally,

NumPy is very Fortran-like, it's probably not the best example. Sure, it avoids some Fortran issues, but it also inherits some baggage from Python. Personally, working with both regularly, I don't really find it more expressive or safer than the common Fortran equivalents. And in Fortran there's less mental overhead about whether a variable is a list or a NumPy array, which does not matter until it does. Ditto for row/column-major order. Overall, in terms of ergonomics and ease of use, both are fairly similar.